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Easter Baking Ideas

Looking for fun, festive and foolproof Easter baking ideas? Discover my ultimate Easter recipe collection – from no-bake cheesecakes and Mini Egg cookies to the cutest bunny bark and classic hot cross buns.

Easter Baking Ideas
Spring has officially sprung, and what better way to celebrate Easter than with a table full of joyful bakes? Whether you’re planning an Easter gathering, looking for no-fuss recipes to get the kids involved, or simply want to enjoy the season’s sweetest treats, this Easter baking collection has something for everyone. From adorable no-bake cheesecakes and bunny bark to timeless classics like hot cross buns, each recipe is designed to be easy, fun, and full of flavour. So grab your apron, stock up on Mini Eggs, and let’s get baking!

Bunny Bark

This Bunny Bark is a 4-ingredient, no-bake Easter chocolate treat that's perfect for kids, homemade gifts, or using up leftover Easter sweets. Quick, easy, and super cute! You can find the recipe here.

Swirled white and caramel chocolate bark topped with Malteser Bunnies, mini chocolate eggs, carrot-shaped candy decorations, and pastel marshmallow shapes. The bark is cut into shards and displayed on a linen-covered surface with small bowls of sweets nearby.
The cutest no-bake Easter sweet treat!

Mini Egg Cheesecakes – A Quick & Creamy No-Bake Easter Dessert

These no-bake Mini Egg cheesecakes are the perfect single-serve Easter dessert! Made with Caramilk, Biscoff Creams, and crushed Mini Eggs, they’re quick to prepare and even quicker to disappear. You can find the recipe here.

Glass dessert dishes filled with no-bake Mini Egg cheesecake, topped with whole and crushed Mini Eggs. The chocolate mousse-like filling is swirled and creamy, set on a biscuit crumb base. Easter-themed decorations are softly blurred in the background.

Cheesecake Filled Easter Eggs – The Ultimate No-Bake Easter Treat

Looking for a fun and easy Easter dessert? These no-bake cheesecake filled Easter eggs are made with a Custard Cream biscuit base and creamy hazelnut filling. Quick, indulgent, and perfect for spring! You can find the recipe here.

Close-up of a hand holding a white chocolate Easter egg half filled with hazelnut cheesecake, topped with a drizzle of hazelnut cream, a chocolate bunny, and crushed mini eggs. Other decorated cheesecake eggs are visible blurred in the background.
The Easiest No-Bake Easter treat!

Easy Easter Showstopper

Looking for a simple but show-stopping Easter cake recipe? This one-hour Easter cake is topped with a crunchy chocolate nest and filled with mini eggs. Perfect for spring gatherings and festive tables. You can find the recipe here.

Easter-themed sponge cake displayed on a wooden cake stand, topped with a chocolate nest filled with mini eggs and a large white chocolate chick. The table is decorated with pastel Easter elements, soft green eggs, a bunny toy, and a vase with a white flower, creating a cosy springtime setting.
This Easter Showstopper looks super effective but is so simple to make!

Mini Carrot Cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting – A Perfect Springtime Bake

These mini carrot cakes are moist, lightly spiced, and topped with swirls of cream cheese frosting and a sweet fondant carrot. Perfect for Easter, gifting, or springtime treats! Youcan ind terecipe here.

Close-up of a mini carrot cake in a white paper tray, topped with piped cream cheese frosting, chopped nuts, and a small fondant carrot. A hand is gently holding the cake, with more mini cakes blurred in the background.
The cutest way to enjoy Carrot Cake!

Mini Easter Egg Box Cupcakes

Not only are these quick, easy and fun to make, but it's a great Easter up cycling project for egg boxes too! Cute little morsels of vanilla sponge, topped with whipped cream and Mini Eggs. You can find the recipe here.

Cute bite sized mini egg vanilla cupcakes topped with whipped cream and served in an upcycled egg box
Turn your old egg boxes into a decorative way to serve your Easter bakes

Mini Egg Rocky Road

A quick and easy 'no-bake' recipe - great for getting the kids involved, and also for using up leftover Easter chocolate and Mini Eggs. This recipe is not only great for Easter but adaptable any time of the year. You can find the recipe here.

A stack of Mini Egg Rocky Road on an Easter Bunny serving dish as an Easter table centrepiece
This Mini Egg Rocky Road requires no baking and is a great way to transform leftover Easter treats!

Mini Egg Cookies

Packed full of Mini Eggs and Caramilk chunks, these cookies are not only quick and easy to make, but are yet another way to make good use of leftover Easter chocolate! They would also make a great filling for my Crookie recipe! You can find the Mini Egg Cookies recipe here.

Milk Eggs cookies are great fun to make and a good recipe for getting the kids involved this Easter.

Easter Canelés

Made using a Madeleine inspired recipe and baked in canelé moulds, these bakes are a cute way of entertaining this Easter. Topped with a little caramel, toasted coconut and mini eggs they are really effective on an Easter table. You can find the recipe here.

Madeleine inspired bakes baked in canelé moulds as an Easter table centrepiece idea
An effective way of serving baked treats this Easter, with minimal effort.

Classic Hot Cross Buns

No Easter weekend would be complete without a bakers dozen of Hot Cross Buns and you cannot beat home made. I put off making my own for years assuming they were too tricky to make, but this foolproof recipe makes ease of making Hot Cross Buns. You can find the recipe here.

Freshly baked hot cross buns with butter and a cup of tea
A bakers dozen of Hot Cross Buns fresh from the oven. This foolproof recipe is a must try this Easter and there is so much satisfaction in baking them!

Five Ingredient Crispy Macaroon Nests

These crispy coconut macaroon nests are a great change from the usual chocolate nests you find at Easter, and as they are made with coconut and egg white, they make a lovely lighter choice too. They couldn't be simpler to make so why not give them a go? You can find the recipe here.

Mini crispy coconut macaroon nests, topped with mini eggs served on an easter bun cake stand. Perfect Easter table inspiration ideas.
The cutest Easter table edition, yet surprisingly simple to make!

No Churn Mini Egg Ice Cream - Just 4 Ingredients!

I honestly don't think recipes get much simpler than this one! Thanks to the addition of condensed milk, this ice cream is so easy to make, is deliciously creamy and one of the tastiest soft serves I have made. Not to mention it requires no fancy equipment - just a mixing bowl and a hand mixer! You can find the recipe here.

No churn mini egg ice cream in a cone, being sprinkled with crushed mini eggs on an easter table spread
You only need four simple ingredients for this delicious soft serve ice cream!

No Bake Mini Egg Cheesecake

My Mini Egg obsession continues and today I buried them in a cheesecake! Not only is this recipe super speedy to prepare, it is great for making in advance - perfect for an Easter table showstopper! You can find the recipe here.

A slice of deep fill no bake mini egg cheesecake on an easter table
This no bake Mini Egg Cheesecake is quick and simple to prepare and great for making in advance.

Easter Dippy Egg & Soldiers

Brown Butter Shortbread 'soldiers' dipped in caramel filled Easter Eggs. A super fun Easter weekend breakfast and a recipe so simple the whole family can get involved! Great for using up all the filled eggs we seem to accumulate so many of during Easter in the most delicious way! You can find the recipe here:

brown butter dippy egg and soldiers using easter filled eggs oozing with caramel in wooden bunny egg holders
Feel free to experiment with your filled eggs - Cadbury Creme Eggs are also great, as are the white chocolate versions!

3 Ingredient Mini Egg Cookie-Mallow Dessert Pots

One of the easiest Easter Recipes you could make! These Mini Egg Cookie-Mallow Dessert Pots are a quick and easy 3-ingredient treat, featuring a gooey marshmallow centre and a chewy Mini Egg cookie topping, ready in under 20 minutes - you can find the recipe here.

A quick and easy 3 ingredient mini okie mallow Mini Egg dessert pot - perfect for easy Easter entertaining dessert ideas
A perfectly portioned Easter treat!

Let me know if you try any of these recipes and be sure to tag me in any creations over on @jemmaloi . . . I would love to see them!